Bezuidenhout, Nicole Joy(Stellenbosch : University of StellenboschStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Obesity and its associated complications such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are escalating worldwide. Cardiovascular mortality and the occurrence of heart failure following a ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a serine-threonine protein kinase that was first discovered as a regulator of glycogen synthase thus playing a role in glycogen synthesis (Embi et al. ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Mechanism of -adrenergic preconditioning ( -PC)
Ischaemic preconditioning (IPC), a potent endogenous protective intervention against myocardial
ischaemia, is induced by exposure of the heart to ...